Note: Links with a "•" in front of them are videos, the rest link to still imagery.
Anatomy - General
Wikipedia: Body Proportions
Artist Anatomy Idealized proportions of the human form
RealColorWheel Proportions of the face and the body
Figure-Drawings Proportions of the adult body and face
Drawsh Anatomy tags
Human-Proportions Tips & tricks to drawing the figure plus artwork to sketch from
Anatomy References for Artists
Anatomy - Skeleton & Muscles
3D Toad Rotatable human skeleton
CLZ on DA Rotating human skull-Still imagery
Overview of the Joints in the Skeleton
Squidliness: Muscle Tutorial Breaking down the muscles into simple shapes
Skeletal Muscles and Muscle Groups An explanation of muscles, how they work, & naming systems
InnerBody
GetBodySmart Functional anatomy of skeletal muscles
Anatomy - Features, Hands & Feet
IDrawGirls Drawing a realistic face-front view tutorial
Stan Prokopenko Tutorials on facial features
Tom Richmond Caricature of the face
Majnouna on DA Drawing hands
Anatomical Art Hand reference
Analytical Figure Drawing Hands and feet
Anatomy - Age, Gender, Etc.
Drawspace Human proportions at different ages
Craftsy Proportions of a child's face
• Sculpting the Older Face
Wikipedia: Female Body Shape
Learn to Draw Adult male proportions
Wikipedia: Body Shape Briefly lists descriptions of age, gender, and basic body shapes
Majnouna Guide to human ethnicities
Movement
Wikipedia: Body Positions
Wikipedia: Gesture Drawing
Glen Vilppu article on Gesture Drawing
John K Stuff Lines of action & silhouette
Flooby Nooby Lines of action
SpongeBob Top Sheets How to draw lively poses with lines of action
Animators Resource Squash and stretch in animation
Animator Island Perfect posing-Appealing and readable poses
• Fred Moore and the Moving Silhouette
• Robot Swagger Ignore the robot, focus instead on the simple shapes and cylinders in this walk cycle
• Walk Long Stride: Young Adult Female
• Angry Walk: Older Female Adult
• Standard Walk: Athletic Male
Acting
Glean Keane making faces while he's animating
Animation Arena Acting and animation
Performance and Acting for Animators
Scott Eaton Duchenne's facial expression image library
Gurney Journey Extreme facial expressions
Howard Schatz In Character: Actors acting
Faces of Fear
• Katara & Sokka cosplay An example of how animation translates back into live-action movement
• Mr. Bean's car squished by a tank Live-action clip
• Mr. Bean-Art Class Live-action clip from Mr. Bean
• Mr. Bean-The Pirate Animated clip, note how Mr. Bean's character and movements have been translated into animation
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Model Sheets
Wikipedia: Model Sheets
Larry's Toon Institute Description of model sheets plus simple character turns
Academy of Art: Model Sheets 101 Describes different types of model sheets with professional examples
Model Sheet Monday Has numerous example of pro-level model sheets
Animation Archive Disney model sheets
Living Lines Model sheets & production art from various animated movies
Model Sheets from Avatar: The Last Airbender
Model Sheets from Avatar: The Legend of Korra
Model Sheets from The Iron Giant
Model Sheets from Justice League
Model Sheets from various anime
Expressions & Poses for Mother Gothel from Rapunzel
Kris Anka's model sheets for Uncanny X-Force #1
Lackadaisy-Facial Expressions
5-Point Turn cheat sheet Realistic adult male
• Animationish Creating a turnaround of the head
Brian Lemay Looney Tunes characters broken down into simple shapes
Character Breakdown Basics
Character Design Page Tutorials and model sheets
How to draw Model Sheets in 15 minutes
Character Design
Character Design Blog Interviews and artwork from various character designers
Comic Book Daily Character design article
Cartoon Kevin One character drawn in 100 different styles
Nick Sharratt Designing characters for children's books
Drawing Unique Features Tutorial Part One Two Three
Creative Uncut Video game concept art galleries
ComicVine Use the wiki to search for character art from various comics, cartoons, and anime
• Chuck Jones draws Bugs Bunny
Clothing
Jason Cheeseman-Meyer Drapery study/tutorial
Gurney Journey Ten tips for drawing glasses
Anatomical Art Clothing tags
The Costume Page Costuming resources online
Milieux Links to image references
Weirdest Helmets from the Age of Armor
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Sketching Resources - Still Images
Pixel Lovely Timed gesture and figure drawing training tool
Quick Poses Timed gesture and figure drawing training tool
Howard Schatz Gorgeous photos of muscular people to sketch from
Different Body Types of Olympic Athletes Helps illustrate the wide range of shapes and sizes in the human body
Scott Eaton Bodies in motion
DK Images Pictures of people, categorized by age and subject
Bridgeman Large library of fine art imagery
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Browse their collection
Anatomy for Sculptor
Sketching Resources - Video
• Reference!Reference! Online reference database for animation
• Alan Rickman making tea in slow motion
• Slow motion gif of a baseball player swinging a bat
• Slow motion movements with a sword
• Slow motion ballet
• NYC Webcam Choose "CrowdCam" to sketch people walking around
• New Orleans Webcam
Animation Clips, Pencil Test, & Short Films
• Atlantis - Kida Line Tests
• Avatar: The Legend of Korra Fighting Line Test
• Fire and Ice Darkwolf's most badass moment
• Iron Giant Kent's Phone Call
• Kung Fu Panda Chopstick Fight
• Lilo & Stitch He Mele No Lilo
• Lilo & Stitch Lilo and Stitch Fight
• Lilo & Stitch Stitch and Frog
• Tarzan Jane's Monologue - Pencil Test
• The Tigger Movie Tigger - Pencil Tests
• Thundercats 1985 Intro
• Kung Fu Fighting-10 second rotoscope test
• Thought of You
• The Reward
• Gorillaz Game of Death
• Gorillaz Clint Eastwood Animatic
Frame by Frame tumblr
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Inspiration
Blacksataguni on DA Supervising Producer on The Legend of Korra
Jin Kim Disney Character Designer
Gurney Journey James Gurney's Blog
The Art of Glen Keane
Art of Nico Marlet
Chris Sanders
Peter de Seve
Stephen Silver
Imaginism Studio Blog
Muddy Colors
Flooby Nooby
Kyle Mohr's Three Elements of Animation
Draw Me A Robot Short interviews with cartoonists with pics of their workspace, tools, & craft
Anime Backgrounds
Animation Resources
• TV Shows: Animation & Cartoons on Hulu
• Movies: Animation & Cartoons on Hulu
• TV Shows: Anime on Hulu
• Movies: Anime on Hulu
• Disney Shows on YouTube
• Anime on Crunchyroll
Animation Resources
Animation World Network
Animation Insider
Animator Island
Cartoon Brew
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Fun & Random Stuff
Movie Picture Database Film stills from various movies
Collected promo images of the Joker from The Dark Knight
The Messy World of Fan Art and Copyright
Fake Dragon Ball-Z attacks
Stumpy Pencil Photoshop Brush
What makes things creepy?
• Spock dances & Captain Kirk thinks he's a horse
• Terry Crews collected Old Spice commercials
• The Violence II Fighting Supercut
• Hospital Scare
• Claire Danes cry-face supercut
• Stephen Fry-Angry Rant
• Domestic
• For that time you need to wake up and can't grab a cup of coffee
Embody the Body Blog
List of Recommended Books
